The Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET), in charge of the Santo Domingo Metro construction, is going for its second line, and RD$337 million has been assigned to the project in the 2009 budget.<\/p>\n
Also appearing in the 2009 national budget is an item for RD$371 million for the construction of a train line for freight and passengers from Haina to Santiago. The item says that the resources for this project will be borrowed abroad. According to Hoy newspaper, the RD$329 billion budget legislation sent to Congress last Friday allocated a sum of RD$371 million for the freight and passenger line to Santiago.<\/p>\n
President Leonel Fernandez first announced this project in New York City on 22 September. On that occasion, the mayor of Santiago said that the rail line was not a priority for the Cibao region or for the people of Santiago.<\/p>\n
A RD$284 million project connected to the Santo Domingo Metro, an overpass at the intersection of Charles de Gaulle and Hermanas Mirabal Avenues also figures in the budget. <\/p>\n
The OPRET budget assigns RD$284,197,500 to the construction of the overpass at the intersection of the two avenues. The budget for the first rapid transit line in Santo Domingo is RD$2.07 billion. The budget does not state the amount that will be used as a subsidy for the first Metro line operation, which is due to start running this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET), in charge of the Santo Domingo Metro construction, is going for its second line, and RD$337 million has been assigned to the project in the 2009 budget. Also appearing in the 2009 national budget is an item for RD$371 million for the construction of a train line for freight and … <\/p>\n